Ohio bill aims to cap property tax growth and cut business assessments
Senate approval follows 23 to 10 and House 58 to 35 votes for a measure to hold future property tax increases for homeowners after 1977 while offering a tax break to business and industry. The plan reduces tangible personal property rates toward 35 percent, with a 4.35 percent statewide growth trigger, sparking constitutional questions and warnings of school-revenue losses.
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House OKs Money Bill Rhodes Delivers Attack
Ohio House approves a 160.5 million supplemental appropriation amid Medicaid crisis questions. Gov Rhodes rails at lawmakers while Democrats claim funds exist. debate centers on tax relief, debt ceiling repeal, and a VW incentive provision.
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Hays Improves After Sleeping Pills Overdose
Rep Wayne Hays emerged from a coma after an accidental overdose of sleeping pills. Dr Richard Phillips said the central figure in the payroll sex scandal should be fully recovered within 10 days and that Hays is in satisfactory, though semi comatose, condition with periods of rational statements.
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Jack Anderson
Former Aide Says Texan Paid for Favors in Congress
A former aide Colleen Gardner testified through her lawyer that Rep. John Young of Texas paid her a premium salary for sexual favors. Young denied the pay was contingent on favors and defended his staff pay as standard for efficiency. The article connects Gardner to a broader congressional payroll scandal and notes related remarks about Rep. Wayne Hays and Elizabeth Ray.
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Ohio
New York Times
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Ford Reagan Woo Delegates From Missouri
Ford and Reagan battle for Missouri's 19 at large delegates at the GOP convention with Missouri totaling 49 delegates. An AP survey shows Ford leading Reagan in overall delegate counts, while Carter holds a strong Democratic lead nationally. Bond and McCuskey offered cautious forecasts as both campaigns plan receptions in Springfield.
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Pennsylvania
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Vacation Pak offer from The Messenger
Reader note invites taking a vacation with a special Vacation Pak. The carrier will hold copies and deliver on return at half price. For details call 592-6612 and ask for circulation.
Angola Trials Two Americans Among 13 Mercenaries
In Luanda a Peoples Revolutionary Tribunal opens a show trial of two Americans Gary Acker of Sacramento and Daniel Gearhart of Kensington along with 11 mercenaries. The group faces a blanket indictment of murder pillage and destruction with the death penalty sought.
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Angola
Gary Acker
Sacramento
Calif
Daniel Gearhart
Kensington
Gearhart
San Salvador
Gustavo Marcelo Grillo
Chamber of Commerce
Acker
United States
Robert Cesner
Columbus
Ohio
Bill Wilson
St. Louis
Election notes as audit looming for special county district vote
Federal Hocking school officials will seek state auditor guidance to conduct a cash audit of the district to determine if a special election will be held this summer. Billie Shaw appears to have lost the vote count but won the election amid a series of zany moments recounted by Director William Howe. Ralph Nuzum ran into trouble.
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Billie Shaw
Ralph Nuzum
William Howe
County board hears landfill and road complaints
Logan The Hocking County Commissioners heard complaints Thursday and investigated problems at two landfills and several roads. Page 10.
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Logan
Hocking County
Weather outlook for tonight and Saturday with showers possible
Partly cloudy and hazy conditions continue tonight with a 30 percent chance of rain and possible thundershowers. Lows will be in the mid to upper 60s with Saturday highs in the upper 80s and a 20 percent shower or thunderstorm chance.
Reagan Gains Delegates In Ohio Primary Change
In Columbus the secretary of state updated vote figures for Ohio 12th District, granting Ronald Reagan three more delegates. The apportionment now shows Reagan with 9 delegates and Ford with 88 after Tuesday’s primary.
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Ohio
California
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Secretary of State Today
Reagan
Ford
Syrian siege charges against Syria in Beirut move
Palestinian guerrillas accuse Syria of airlifting troops into Beirut to lay siege to the Lebanese capital and of moving a large number of reinforcements into Lebanon.
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Lebanon
Syria
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